Regular Member Tinkokeshi Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 okay.. i know that sakura are cherry blossoms... and i've looked this up online without ever finding a clear definition of what one is. from what i understand, a sakura goldfish is one... that has been bred to have some "missing" scales which lets the pink flesh from underneath the skin show through... causing a pinkish look in the goldfish? is this correct? or can anyone tell me what one is? thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Man Yu Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 what i understand from the term "sakura" goldfish is any fancy breed that sports the "matte" characetristic in which the majority of teh scales are semitransparent but with a sprinkling of several metallic scales and carrying only red pigmentation on its otherwise pinkish-white body In other words, a calico goldfish minus the black and the blue.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tinkokeshi Posted June 23, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 ah ok, so the aren't really missing scales... they're just matte. i thought i read somewhere that they were actually missing the scales which sounded a bit scary. in that case if they're matte, why do some auction listings label fish as "sakura ryukin" whilst others just say "orange and white matte ryukin"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Man Yu Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) ^cause the long-winded fancier name sounds so much more impressive to newbie buyers who aren't in the know? Orange and white doesn't count as a "sakura", I guess... EDIT: This would be a good example of a "sakura" fish if the black markings were absent: http://www.goldfishconnection.com/uploads/full/AUC_108_4.JPG Edited June 23, 2008 by Man Yu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tinkokeshi Posted June 24, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2008 haha ok. that's actually the fish that prompted this post. i was wondering why it wasn't listed as a sakura ryukin. so it was because of the flecks of black. thanks so much man yu! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lynda441 Posted June 25, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 25, 2008 (edited) Actually, there's a breeder in Japan, Takao Narisawa, from Yamagata Prefecture, who is currently attempting to breed a scaleless goldfish. He's calling it a Shonai Sakura. From what I understand, Sakura just strictly means transparent, regardless of coloration or whether there are scales. http://inventorspot.com/articles/japans_go...rs_fish_ri_8959 Edited June 25, 2008 by lynda441 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Man Yu Posted June 26, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 26, 2008 Actually, "sakura" originally means "cherry blossom" in Japanese so I imagine it refers more to the pinkish cast made by the red pigment showing up underneath the transluscent white scales. Maybe the "Shonai Sakura" is a scaleless fish that comes in red and white. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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